More Pipes or More Tobaccos??

[PadrePiper887]

As an intermediate pipe smoker, I have in my possession a number of pipes and a decent stock of tobaccos cellared. When finances allows, I make it a point to add a few ounces of tobacco in my stash or a pipe for rotation. Given the current situation (I live outside the USA) what is more practical to get, more pipes or more tobaccos? I will be grateful for your insights. Best regards to everyone.

 

[alaskanpiper]

If you believe all the doomsday prophecies regarding a looming tobacco apocalypse, I'd say cellar deep and cellar soon. But like any thread, I'm sure you'll get a number of both strong and differing opinions.

 

[ray47]

If you believe all the doomsday prophecies regarding a looming tobacco apocalypse, I'd say cellar deep and cellar soon.

I totally agree.

 

[sandollars]

Pipes are still allowed to be marketed on eBay. Tobacco is not. I think it will always be the case on both counts.

Cellar, cellar, cellar.....

 

[supperthyme]

Padre did mention he lives outside of the United States, so in all likelihood he'll be less affected by our tobacco apocalypse. That said- I would make special allowance in your cellar for any tobaccos that might go 'extinct' if bill HR 2339 becomes law.

Pipes (especially factory-made) will continue to resurface on the market. So unless there's a special one-of-a-kind artisan pipe you'd regret not purchasing, I'd lean towards tobacco.

 

[Casual]

If restrictions on tobacco products get tighter, prices of tobacco will go up, but the existing stock of pipes will go down in price as demand falls.

There doesn’t seem to be a scenario in which we’re awash in tins of cheap legal pipe tobacco, but can’t smoke it because pipe prices are through the roof.

Unless someone drafts a law to require you to throw away a pipe after one use, I’d get more tobacco. Your current pipes will outlive you.

 

[diamondback]

I say cellar up, PadrePiper887.

 

[warren]

You write that, when you have the moneys, "I make it a point to add a few ounces of tobacco in my stash or a pipe for rotation." You don't indicate a "need" for either so, spend in a manner that "scratches the itch" I suppose. I write this feeling relunctant to advice you how to best spend you hard won moneys. Apparently you feel the "need" to spend and are limiting the outlays to either tobacco or blends. Hell, I say go for it in a totally uninhibited manner, get some of both.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Pipe cleaners, buy pipe cleaners.

 

[verporchting]

You can’t swing a dead cat without hitting a pipe of some sort, old or new, used, abused, estate, cheap, artisan, briar, cob, meer, clay, metal, glass, brylon, taxidermied armadillo carcass, whatever - but you’re not gonna need any of them if you don’t have tobacco to smoke.

Just saying.

Also, if you don’t enjoy what you can get for tobacco then you probably wouldn’t want to smoke a pipe anyway. Day comes all I can get is Crooner, I’m done. Hard pass. All my lovely pipes will be sent to Duane to have bonsai trees planted in them.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Day comes all I can get is Crooner

I love Crooner!

All my lovely pipes will be sent to Duane to have bonsai trees planted in them.

I only do that to Dunhills.?

 

[olkofri]

Tobacco. Even if you live outside the US—scratch that... Specially if you live outside the US, you better cellar as much as possible. In spite of their tobacco woes, the US is not a signatory to the evil WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which is what's pushing things towards pandemic prohibition worldwide. Even now, cellaring will be an uphill climb what with the ever increasing taxes and duties levied on tobacco as a result of the war on smoking.

Cellar now.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Take care of longer term tobacco needs first. You can't smoke an empty pipe.

 

[redglow]

Get thee some more tobacco good padre...…

 

[PadrePiper887]

Thank you very much for all your insights!

 

[smokiespipesmoker123]

I say , embrace the healing power of “and” .

 

[wordheavy]

I agree, I'd get tobacco.

 

[PadrePiper887]

Get thee some more tobacco good padre...…

I will redglow. ?

 

[jpmcwjr]

Some of each, would be my take.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I wasn't kidding about the pipe cleaners. If an all out annihilation of tobacco comes about, that'll include accessories and all we'll be left with are those craft chenille sticks.